Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-11-10
DAILY HERALD.
SAM BRANNAN.
Resurned After an Absence OF
Eight Years.


Sam Brannan, whose movements
have for SO many years been watched
with interest by the residents of this
State, has returned after an absence
Of eight years, and will visit this part
of the State very shortly. The San
Francisco Examiner, in relation to
him, speaks as follows:
Up to the third floor of common
lodging-house on Commercial street
the entrance to which is ornamented
with transparency bearing the in
scription' "Single rooms, 20c, 25c, 35(
and 50c," an Examiner reporter
climbed last evening.
At the head of the first flight o
stairs, Immersed in the wreck of {
huge easy chair, sat a diminutive in
dividual, whom the reporter fastened
upon as a possible clerk, and asked
If Colonel Sam Brannan was stopping
at the ''hotel."
The little man looked up with 6
pleasant smile and winked as though
to say: "You can't Chaff me, ole
boy"
On repeated inquiry, however, the
clerk was induced to consult a greasy
looking book, and finally made dis
covery which elected the remark
"Why, yes now remem ber, there's
an old rooster named Brannan been
here since Monday, but he amt no
Sam Brannan."
"Very well," said the scribe, "can
see him?"
"Why, of course. Room 8, top
flight; head OF the stairs; can't miss
it plenty light all the way up"
The reporter continued his course
ND two flights of dimly-lighted stairs
and tapped gently at the door OF
room 9.
At the invitation to enter he opened
the door and found himself in a
Observation-Disclosures apartment, with
out carpet and lighted by miserable
little lamp without chimney. On
the bed, scantily covered, lay none
other than the famous Colonel Sam
Brannan, who first arrived in this city,
via Cape Horn, in July, 1916, only
two weeks after the celebrated Bear
flag had been hoisted, and who has
since been the maker and loser OF at
least half dozen large fortunes.
After stating his business the repor-
ter was told by the Colonel that ow-
ing to an attack of paralysis which
had seized him about five years ago,
he was compelled to retire at sunset
and get up at sunrise, and that unless
he did 80 he felt most uncomfortable.
sI have returned, said the Colonel,
"after an eight years absence from
my old home, and don't think shall
ever leave the State again, if can
help it,"
HIS COLONIZATION SCHEME.
Mr.. Brannan proceeded to say that
for the past two years he had been en-
gagged in colonization scheme in So
nora, Mexico, and that the surveying
had been very recently completed.
The maps and field work were finished
and the documents all forwarded 10
the central Government. The titles,
deeds and legal possession are now to
be given by the authorities to pur-
chasers. During the entire time that
the survey was being made, which ex-
tended over period of two years and
a half, the country was constantly dis
turbed by Apache troubles, and the
survey was proceeded with only un-
der the greatest difficulties. The Col
onel expects to receive news to-day
that the surveys have been ratified,
and that everything is satisfactory to
the Mexican Cove nment. By the
terms of the contract Colonel Brannan
and associates are to receive one-third
of the land surveyed. "But then,"
said Colonel Sam, with a knowing
smile, "the land has to be sold yet,
you know"
THE MEXICAN CLAN.
In-regard to his claim of over $10,-
900, 900 against the Mexican govern
ment for supplies furnished them in
their war OF 1866. Mr.. Brannan stated
that the Mexican government had
fully acknowledged it and that he had
received about $4,000 of it, but that
the chances for getting the balance
during his lifetime were very slim.
The Mexican government, accord
ing to the Colonel, is miserably poor,
and the officers, from President Diaz
down to the humblest subordinates,
donate half their salaries to the coun-
try.
Colonel Brannan states that the
Mexican government is on the eve Of
y serious war with the Yaqui and
Mayo Indians in the State of Sonora.
These Indians occupy territory ex-
tending along the seacoast ninety
miles and reaching forty miles inland.
The government sent surveyors to this
tract to divide the land up into fam
lily tracts. The Yaquis objected to
this and are in a state of mutiny. 1t
gave the Indians ninety days in which
to come up and receive the land as
directed by the Government, and this
it is certain the natives will not do.
The ninety days are up this month,
and as, in case the Indians still hold
out in their refusal. the Government
will take measures to force them to
submit, there is no doubt in the Col
onel's mind that bloody war will
result.
The Yaqui and Mayo Indians, the
Colonel saws, are superior to the Mex
leans. The railroad people pay the
Indians $l.50 per day, while the pay
OF the average Mexicaa is b1t IS
cents. In conclusion, Colonel Bran-
nan stated that he will try the climate
of San Diego for about year, as he
considers San Francisco too cold and
foggy for his complaint. With Mex
leo the Colonel is done, as he says,
unless he is compelled to go there on
business and then it will be only a
flying trip.
PHILIP PHILLIPS.